Category Archives: back pain

The Queen of Polish OR “I” Statements and Going Easy on the Stork’s Swan Song

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

I am suave, smooth.  I communicate elegantly.  In other words, our breakup with the Stork couples therapist (ongoing) started last night with a bit of, well, ahimsa.  And panache.  And f*&(ing “I” statements. We started the conversation like this: Me:  … Continue reading →

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More YOGA: Ahimsa or At Least I Crack Myself Up

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Ahimsa, is the first of the yamas of yoga and Hinduism (rules for ethical conduct) and it means non-violence. I took my first yoga class with Patricia Walden in Cambridge a couple weeks ago, and she was leading off the … Continue reading →

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Yoga, Yoga, Yoga and More Yoga or What Am I Doing?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I think it was in 1988 that I decided to listen to my gut.  Not for the first time, but I had a therapist, who was, get this, a yoga instructor, and all I did in therapy with her was … Continue reading →

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Letting Go of Fear, OR, I Really Am Crazier than the Average Yogi

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

First, I have to say that up until yesterday I really did consider myself to be the most self-aware person on the planet. ON THE PLANET! Seriously.  The need for me to get over myself is really just astounding. So … Continue reading →

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New York Synchronicity

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

I am making up for too little social life, sitting here in an apartment on 145th street in Harlem, about to go to the gym, then out to lunch, then out to dinner, then to a movie because theatre takes … Continue reading →

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Practice, Practice, In Search of a Practice….or, Changing Whose Life?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Yesterday I put myself on retreat for the day.  Why?  Well, I really wanted to go to the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center and meditate for 3 hours, but I knew I had to do the mindbody work, so I figured … Continue reading →

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Mindbody Syndrome Is Making Me…

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

crazy?  Mad as hell? So, confession.  I just wrote a 1500 word blog that I then took down.  Why?  Because it pissed me off.  I just can’t write about my mother and mindbody syndrome and tell less than the full … Continue reading →

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Divided, Divided, Divided…the More Honest Version

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Onto book 2 by John Sarno, The Divided Mind. So, the most challenging part of Sarno’s work is his referencing of Freud.  Sarno objects to Freud being out of vogue, and champions Freud’s understanding of the unconscious.  He brings back … Continue reading →

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The Sheepdog Takes Round 3! BING! BING! BING!

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

So, I may have to stay in couples therapy. After last week’s visit with the Poodle, the Sheepdog admittedly looked pretty good.  Then, we come into her office and she holds up a timer (all proud of herself) and says, … Continue reading →

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The Sad News Is…Grief.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Okay, so, the back pain started to return. Now, I’ve been having major resistance to reading Sarno’s book, then writing about rage, and writing about rage and writing about rage.  I mean, it’s not exactly a happiness-inducing activity.  Sarno also … Continue reading →

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